Building Designer Denied Summary Judgment In Latch Defect Insurance Suit

( April 10, 2025, 12:05 PM EDT) -- FORT MYERS, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida denied summary judgment to the designer of an Amazon sorting center in Fort Myers, Fla., in a suit brought against the designer and others by subrogee insurers alleging that defects in HVAC units caused damage to the building during Hurricane Ian, finding that the designer’s affirmative defenses failed....